sur·vey
noun OPAL W
/ˈsɜːveɪ/
/ˈsɜːrveɪ/
- an investigation of the opinions, behaviour, etc. of a particular group of people, which is usually done by asking them questions
民意调查；民意测验 - A recent survey showed 75 per cent of those questioned were in favour of the plan.
最近的民意调查显示，有 75% 的调查对象支持这项计划。 - The survey revealed/found that…
民意测验显示／发现… - to conduct/carry out/do/complete a survey
进行／完成一项民意调查 - According to the survey, many young adults have experimented with drugs of some kind.
根据此项调查，许多年轻人曾试吸过某种毒品。 - Another national survey conducted last year found the same result.
去年进行的另一项全国调查也得出了同样的结果。 - Roughly half of survey respondents express strong interest in additional education.
大约一半的受访者对额外教育表示强烈兴趣。 - The results of the survey come as no surprise to us.
调查结果对我们来说并不意外。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumenta2, Scientific researcha2- 94% of people who took part in the survey said they agreed.
参加这次调查的人中有 94% 表示同意。 - A customer satisfaction survey highlighted the need for clearer pricing.
顾客满意度的调查突出表明产品定价需要更加透明。 - The charity did a survey of people's attitudes to ageing.
该慈善机构对人们对老龄化的态度进行了调查。 - A survey into conditions in schools revealed the need for much greater investment.
对学校条件的调查显示需要更多的投资。 - The researchers used a combination of survey methods.
研究人员综合运用了多种调查方法。 - They are carrying out a survey of small businesses in London.
他们在对伦敦的小型企业进行总体研究。 - This is the largest independent survey into health ever carried out in Britain.
这是英国有史以来进行的最大规模的独立健康调查。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comprehensive
- detailed
- extensive
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- administer
- carry out
- conduct
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- cover something
- deal with something
- examine something
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- data
- results
- method
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- according to a/the survey
- in a/the survey
- survey into
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- the findings of a/the survey
- the results of a/the survey
- A recent survey showed 75 per cent of those questioned were in favour of the plan.
- the act of examining and recording the measurements, features, etc. of an area of land in order to make a map or plan of it
测量；勘测；测绘 - an aerial survey (= made by taking photographs from an aircraft)
航空测量 - A geological survey revealed the presence of oil beneath the ground.
地质勘查显示这块地下面有石油。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- aerial
- archaeological
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- carry out
- do
- make
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- an aerial survey (= made by taking photographs from an aircraft)
- (British English) an examination of the condition of a house, etc., usually done for somebody who is thinking of buying it
（通常指为欲购房者所做的）房屋鉴定 - a detailed structural survey
详细的结构调查
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
- aerial
- archaeological
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- carry out
- do
- make
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- a detailed structural survey
- a general study, view or description of something
总体研究；全面评述；概述 - a comprehensive survey of modern music
现代音乐概述 - a historical survey of children's clothing
对童装历史的研究
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comprehensive
- detailed
- extensive
- …
- administer
- carry out
- conduct
- …
- cover something
- deal with something
- examine something
- …
- data
- results
- method
- …
- according to a/the survey
- in a/the survey
- survey into
- …
- the findings of a/the survey
- the results of a/the survey
- a comprehensive survey of modern music
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘examine and ascertain the condition of’): from Anglo-Norman French surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’. The early sense of the noun (late 15th cent.) was ‘supervision’.